| Accession Number | FAI/70/0114/VN |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 120 (roll film), Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 120 (roll film), Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Maker |
Fairley, John Geoffrey |
| Place made | Vietnam: Phuoc Tuy Province |
| Date made | 21 February 1970 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Australian soldiers pause on a rock ledge during their sweep of a section of the Long Hai ...
Description
Australian soldiers pause on a rock ledge during their sweep of a section of the Long Hai mountains to survey the ground below during Operation Hammersley. The area was the scene of a bitter battle between a hard-core Viet Cong company and troops of 8th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (8RAR), three days earlier. Bomb scarred trees bear evidence of the pounding the mountains received from land, sea and air strikes.